Japan
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The Russian capital of Moscow has been confirmed as the host of this year’s World Figure Skating Championships after the Japan Skating Federation was forced to give up Tokyo’s staging rights in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami earlier this month.
Events

The head of Rome’s bid for the 2020 Olympics has claimed that Tokyo is set to withdraw from the race to host the Games after the devastating recent earthquake in Japan.
Events

The International Skating Union (ISU) has called off the World Figure Skating Championships, which were scheduled to be staged in Japan later this month.
Business

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has postponed Asian Champions League matches in Japan following the horrific earthquake and tsunami on Friday.
Media

MP & Silva has linked up with J Sports to become the official international sports content acquisition partner of the Japanese broadcaster.
Business

In an unprecedented move, Japan's spring sumo tournament has been cancelled in response to the sport’s biggest ever match-fixing scandal.
Events

Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda has insisted he is still supportive of a bid from Hiroshima for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Business

Epson has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Premier League’s Manchester United that will see the printer manufacturer become a platinum sponsor of the club.
Events

Rugby Travel and Hospitality, the joint-venture between Sodexo and Mike Burton Group, has been awarded the exclusive contract to create, implement and market the official corporate hospitality and travel programmes for the Rugby World Cups in 2015 (England) and 2019 (Japan).
Business

Junji Ogura has been named the Japan Football Association (JFA) new president – after Motoaki Inukai stood down for health reasons – and will also lead the country’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
Media

Japanese public broadcaster NHK has cancelled the broadcast of a sumo tournament in Nagoya for the first time since it started to show the sport in 1953 following viewer complaints over the recent scandal involving the sport.

The Japanese sumo association has decided to expel wrestler Kotomitsuki and stablemaster Otake for their involvement in baseball gambling.
Business

The Japanese wrestling sport of Sumo lost a third tournament sponsor as its governing authority attempts to stem the fallout of a betting scandal. Earlier this month wrestlers admitted to illegal gambling on baseball matches, mahjong and card games.
Business

The Japanese wrestling sport of Sumo joined the France national football team in hot water with their sponsors, after wrestlers admitted to illegal gambling on baseball matches, mahjong and card games.
Media

The International Rugby Board appointed the IMG agency to sell marketing and media rights for the Rugby World Cups in 2015 and 2019.
Events

This year's London marathon had a record number of starters and finishers, the Tokyo marathon was nearly nine times oversubscribed, and figures from the US show that 2009 was another record year of growth for road running.
Media

International sports agency MP & Silva yesterday launched the official Japanese website for Serie A side Juventus Football Club.
Media

Swedish technology firm TRACAB has agreed a deal with Japanese media company DataStaduim to provide match statistics for media outlets covering Japan's top football league.